and key values. Through exploring perspectives and connections between texts‚ we can heighten our understanding of the significance between social/cultural influence and key principles. Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis (1927) and George Orwell’s novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1949) both provide dystopic projections about a future where the corruption of power and the exploitation of technology create significant threats to humanity. The context of the two texts has obvious influence on the key concepts and
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Courtroom Observation Joshua B. Lawson Business 301 June 21‚ 2013 After watching the series of videos for the assignment this is what I have come up with this for the assignment. The case that we are observing took place in the United States District Court in the Northern District of Indiana. This is court case number 82A04-8876-CB285‚ White vs. Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. The lawyers in this case are Benjamin Walton‚ and Mr. Van Meter who represent the defendants Patrick Gibbs and
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In the novel nineteen eighty-four the author George Orwell created how he felt the world would be in the year 1984. In this new world‚ there were three super-states Eastasia‚ Eurasia‚ and Oceania‚ Oceania was the main super state where the novel took place. In Oceania the government controlled everything‚ the citizens had no rights; the people were living in poor conditions‚ everyone was completely brainwashed‚ and hatred controlled everything. The novel focused on the rebellious ways of the protagonist
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How complete are the levels of control in worlds of ‘Nineteen Eighty Four’ and ‘V for Vendetta.’ 1984 has a more complete level of control when compared with V for Vendetta. The party in 1984 has almost complete control of its people ‘nothing was your own except the few cubic centimetres inside your skull’ which the party maintains their control and power by fabricating the past and controlling people’s thoughts. For example in 1984‚ people are watched from telescreens‚ and monitored for ‘though
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Observation Report for September 24th‚ 2014 It is about 9:30am‚ half an hour after the children have come inside and had a short circle time with a few songs and calendar. I enter the classroom‚ and am amazed as always by the atmosphere within. It is calm‚ but busy. There is a constant low level of noise– it is not absolutely quiet‚ nor is it loud‚ but there is simply a hum of low voices as they work and talk. I make my way to the observation chair and take it all in. There is something about
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novelist‚ short story writer‚ playwright‚ and literary historian. Her novel ROOM is based on the real life incident of Fritzl case in Austria‚ where Josef Fritzl‚ imprisoned and physically assaulted his daughter for twenty four years in the basement of his house. The novel has been translated into thirty-five languages. Emma Donoghue has portrayed Jack‚ a five year old boy who lives with his Ma‚ in 11’x 11’ single‚ locked room and explores the real world outside the four walls after struggling much
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Summary of The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin Regardless of Fredrick Douglass’ assumption that “nothing new could be said about Abraham Lincoln‚” Doris Kearns Goodwin provided a new perspective in the investigation of our sixteenth president in her book‚ Team of Rival: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln‚ by looking at Lincolns interactions with the three men who were his rivals during the 1860 Republican presidential nomination. Goodwin revealed a more three-dimensional
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VIOLENCE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: The Need for Increased Security Presenter: Darlene Rose‚ Great South Hospital-Director of Quality ------------------------------------------------- Purpose: To report on Emergency Department violence and describe the need for increased hospital security in the department. INTRODUCTION Lack of security measures compromises the safety of the Great South employees and patients within the Emergency Department; fortunately‚ we can increase security
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Mopeds The irritating high pitched whining going on in the back of your ear‚ going back and forth like a mosquito that needs to be swatted. These are the crippling parasites of today’s modern transport system‚ loud‚ slow and pathetically small. These are the major corruptions in today’s youth‚ not drugs or alcohol‚ but mopeds‚ we get taught in school about what harm drugs and alcohol can do‚ but not mopeds‚ can a shot of vodka cause your brains to come out of your ears? The only people who really
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Masato’s doctor was a jolly‚ good-natured man with a smile made of saccharine and kind sentiments. Masato liked him since he always laughed when the boy asked for more pages of medical documents to make his paper cranes. His joy was whole-hearted and contagious and made Masato wish all grown-ups were like him. “How many have you made today?” Masato shrugged. He had lost count of how many cranes he had made over the past week; it seemed more of a habit than a child-like pastime. He gave a soft hmph
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